While I have two websites about my fulltime RVing lifestyle - MaliasRV.com and MaliasMiles.com - I started this blog to write about aspects of my life not necessarily related to my travel dreams.One of the really neat things about P.H. Hoeft State Park is that it has a 10 mile paved bike trail named Huron Sunrise Trail. Really great because it runs beside the road (US-23 Heritage Route), but is not actually attached to it so you don’t have to worry about dodging cars. It runs from [...]
July 2, 2011 It was hard to ever want to leave Harrisville State Park I enjoyed it there so much, and I think if I would have been allowed to stay on that beachfront site I had for one day/night, I might not have ventured out for a day trip ever, but I did get [...]
July 2, 2011 My first full day at Harrisville State Park was a real bear… …a real bear hug anyway! Smokey toured the campground this morning and took pictures with all us kids… I had met the ever-so-nice camp host, Kay, the day before, but today I got to meet Dave Dekett, the Park Supervisor. [...]
Saturday, June 25, 2011 Lucky for me, the Michigan Challenge Balloon Fest was being held the weekend I was staying at Brighton Recreation Area. I had often seen pictures of this type event in Albuquerque when my brother lived there, but never was able to see one in person. I just knew I’d enjoy it, [...]
While I’m staying at Brighton Recreation Area and exploring the Bishop Lake Campground there (more to come on that later), I visited and wrote about downtown Brighton on the webpage here. Today I thought I’d share another part of that day walking along the boardwalk and through the historic Brighton Cemetery. The glorious displays of flowering baskets hanging from [...]
I’m leaving Proud Lake Recreation Area tomorrow, grateful for my stay here, for the beautiful weather I experienced during a time when I was “Burnt Out” without electricity, for the nice people I met, and that my summer exploring Michigan state parks has really just begun! Me at Proud Lake. Notice the long sleeves – [...]
OK, I know it’s much too soon to be using the “L” word since I’ve only actually been in Michigan less than 2 weeks now, but at this point I just can’t help gushing like a moonstruck teenager! So, first off, I arrived just in time for the Department of Natural Resources’ big summer kickoff [...]
I made Holly Recreation Area my first stop in Michigan because I was invited to the Department of Natural Resources ‘Recreation 101: Intro to Summer’ today. I am so impressed with Michigan’s determination to do whatever they can to make the state parks an enjoyable destination for residents and visitors alike. The purpose of the [...]
I’m so happy that 2011 is finally the year of Pure Michigan for me! Please check out my Michigan Dreaming website page for the beginnings of my planned itinerary and I hope you’ll share anything Michigan-eese! I’d love to have your comments here on the blog or by email. I’d really appreciate your input on all must-sees, [...]